Waste Management, Inc.

Goldman Sachs Global Industrials ConferenceNovember 3, 2010

Cautionary Statement

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This presentation contains non-GAAP financial measures under Regulation G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors to assess the Company’s performance, results of operations and cash available for the Company’s capital allocation program. These non-GAAP measures are meant to supplement, not replace, comparable GAAP measures, and such non-GAAP measures may be different from similarly titled measures used by other companies. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles can be found in the Annex at the end of this presentation and under the Investor Relations tab on our website: www.wm.com.

Key Industry Strengths

• Disciplined pricing

• Improving return on invested capital is a primary focus

• A significant portion of revenue has annuity-like characteristics

• Capital expenditures are controllable and predictable

• Cash flow is strong and predictable

WM 2009 Revenue Mix by Line of Business

Waste-to-Energy6%

Transfer10%

Landfill19%

Collection58%Recycling

5%

Other2%

ApproximateCollection Mix

Roll-off25%

Residential32%

Commercial43%

Based on 2009 Gross Revenues

Revenue base is well diversified

Our Strategy

• Continue to focus on price, targeting 50 to 100 basis points above CPI

• Know more about our customers and how to service them better than anyone else in the industry, through the use of customer focused segmentation and technology

• Manage the waste stream to extract more value from the material than anyone else in the industry

Yield and Volume TrendsCollection and Disposal Operations

* Source: United States Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics

-12.0%

-10.0%

-8.0%

-6.0%

-4.0%

-2.0%

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

Q1 06 Q2 06 Q3 06 Q4 06 Q1 07 Q2 07 Q3 07 Q4 07 Q1 08 Q2 08 Q3 08 Q4 08 Q1 09 Q2 09 Q3 09 Q4 09 Q1 10 Q2 10 Q3 10

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Yield Volume CPI - U.S. City Avg. less Food & Fuel*

• Customer focused growth through segmentation

– Commercial property– Manufacturing & industrial– Retail & food– Construction– Municipal– Healthcare– Core accounts

• Acquisitions• Recycling – single stream

• Improved customer engagement

• Self-service capabilities• Lower cost of service

• Waste-to-energy opportunities• Organic growth initiatives

– Processing & conversion technologies• Organics• Non-organics

– Bagster dumpster in a bag• Other forms of recycling

GROW OUR MARKETS

GROW OUR CUSTOMER

LOYALTY

GROW INTO NEW

MARKETS

Strategic Growth Plan

Why Customer Focused Growth through Segmentation is Right for WM• Customer focused growth through segmentation

presents an opportunity to drive significant incremental value by:– Improving sales effectiveness with focused and specialized reps

that understand customer needs, i.e. one point of contact– Increasing penetration within the most profitable segments by

establishing better relationships with customers within segments– Better aligning pricing strategies with segment-specific

economics and Customer Lifetime Value– Expanding the market size by identifying and adding new service

offerings– Differentiating WM offerings to better meet the specific segment

needs

How We Extract Value from Material

• Waste-to-energy (energy from waste)

• Curbside and commercial recycling• Landfill-gas-to-energy or to fuel• C&D recycling• Roof shingle recycling• Greenopolis

– Recycling kiosks and on-line rewards

• WM LampTracker®– Florescent light bulb recycling

• ThinkGreenFromHome.com– Batteries and universal waste

recycling

• MicroGREEN– Expansion technology for plastics

• eCycling– Electronics recycling

• New technologies in organics processing

– Garrick Corporation• Organic compost for retail market

– Harvest Power• Aerobic and anaerobic digestion

– Terrabon L.L.C.• Waste-to-fuel conversion technology

– Enerkem, Inc.• Gasification and catalysis technology

– S4 Energy Solutions• Plasma gasification technology

Why Invest in Waste-to-Energy?

• Waste-to-energy (WTE) is a core competency with attractive growth opportunities

• WTE has high margins and returns– Income from operations margin* of almost 28% in 2009– Minimum internal rate of return criteria for new projects is 11%

• Long-term contracts on new projects provide an annuity-like revenue stream

• WTE has strong and stable cash flow

• Merchant energy sales price volatility due to correlation with natural gas prices is being mitigated with hedges

• Capital expenditures are modest over the near-term and very manageable over the long-term. For our new U.S. opportunities our customer is funding the construction

* This GAAP measure may also be referred to as EBIT margin

Financial Performanceand Outlook

How We Measure Ourselves

• Returns are our primary focus– In 2005 we made return on invested capital our key long-

term focus, changing our Long-Term Incentive plan accordingly

– At 10.3% in 2009, our return on invested capital is the best in the industry*

• Improving margins in each of our businesses– Improving margins is a requirement in our Annual Incentive

Plan targets

* See the annex at the end of this presentation for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP measure

Note: The incremental margin for the landfill ranges from 45% to 50% and for the collectionoperations ranges from 25% to 35%. The margins shown in the table are chosen from these ranges to illustrate the calculations

Margin Leverage withVolume Changes

Weighted Average Incremental Income from Operations Margin* by Line of Business

Total collection and landfill assumes an equivalent volume change in both the collection and landfill lines of business

Collection and Landfill

% of Collection & LandfillRevenue

Business Line Incremental

Margin

% IncrementalMargin on

Volume

Landfill - Third party 16% 50% 8%

Collection - Including LF margin 84% 30% 25%

% of Total Collection & Landfill 100% 33%

* This GAAP measure may also be referred to as EBIT margin

New Project Return Criteria

• Collection and Landfill 12%• Recycling 15%• Waste-to-Energy 11%• Organic Growth 17%

Note: Return requirements are adjusted based on the risk profile of the investment

Minimum Internal Rate of Return by Business Type

2010 Use of Cash from Operations and Proceeds from Divestitures of Businesses*

* The reconciliation illustrates a projection of use of cash, assuming full year 2010 Net cash provided by operating activities of $2.4 billion and Proceeds from divestituresof businesses of $100 million, and this projection is not intended to be representative of how we may elect to finance any expenditures. The amounts used in the reconciliation are subject to many variables, some of which are not in our control and therefore are not necessarily indicative of actual results

** Expected annual payment of $1.26 per share in cash dividends over the course of the year. Each dividend must be separately declared by the Board of Directors*** Common share repurchases may be up to $685 million dollars

$615

$685

$860

$135

$86 $76

$23

$20 Dividends - $615**

Common share repurchases - up to $685***

Maintenance capital - $860

Growth capital - solid waste - $135

Growth capital - landfill gas to energy - $86

Growth capital - single stream recycling - $76

Growth capital - organic growth initiatives - $23

Growth capital - healthcare solutions - $20

Full Year 2010 Use of Cash from Operations and Proceeds from

Divestitures of Businesses*

Net cash provided by operating activities 2,400$

Proceeds from divestitures of businesses (net of

cash divested) and other sales of assets 100

Dividends (615)

Common share repurchases up to (685)

Capital expenditures (1,200)

-$

(Dollars in Millions)

Cash Dividends Paid Per Share Annually

$0.75$0.80

$0.88$0.96

$1.08$1.16

$1.26

$0.50

$0.75

$1.00

$1.25

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* The Board of Directors approved an 8.6% increase in the quarterly dividend rate to $0.315 on December 17, 2009. The Company paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.315 per share on March 19, 2010, June 18, 2010 and September 24, 2010. The Board reserves the right to declare and pay future cash dividends

*Yield of 3.7% at a $34 share price

Q4 2010 Guidance

• Earnings per diluted share, as adjusted, in the range of $0.54 to $0.56*

• Internal revenue growth from yield of 2.3%, similar to 3Q 2010

• Internal revenue growth from volume expected to be slightly positive, compared with Q4 2009

• Full year 2010 free cash flow in the range of $1.2 billion and $1.3 billion**

• Full year 2010 capital expenditures of approximately $1.2 billion

* Not anticipated to be GAAP net earnings per diluted share. Fourth quarter EPS are likely to be adjusted to exclude the effectsof items management believes are not representative of our results of operations, but which are not currently determinable. Suchitems may be significant.

** See the annex at the end of this presentation for explanation and reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure

AnnexReconciliation of Certain

Non-GAAP Measures

Reconciliation of CertainNon-GAAP Measures

WM Return on Invested Capital Margin Calculation $ millionsNumerator - Year ended December 31, 2009

Adjusted Income from operations* $2,028Less: Adjusted provision for income tax* (564) Total Numerator 1,464$

Denominator (Average Previous 4 Qtrs)Current portion of long-term debt 607$ Long-term debt, less current portion 7,931 Noncontrolling interests 300 Stockholders' equity 6,118 Less: Cash (807) Total Denominator 14,149$

Return on Invested Capital Margin 10.3%

* Adjusted income from operations and adjusted provision for income tax. See remainder of this Annex for the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure

Reconciliation of CertainNon-GAAP Measures

Year Ended December 31, 2009

Adjusted Income from Operations $ millions

As reported:Income from operations 1,887$

Adjustments to Income from Operations:Expense from divestitures, asset impairments and unusual items, net 82 Restructuring 50

9

As adjusted:

Income from operations 2,028$

Multi-employer pension withdrawal costs

Reconciliation of CertainNon-GAAP Measures

Tax ExpenseYear Ended

December 31, 2009

Adjusted Provision for Income Taxes $ millions

Provision for Income Taxes, as reported 413$

Adjustments to Provision for Income Taxes:Tax items 95Expense from divestitures, asset impairments and unusual items, net 32Restructuring 20

4

Provision for Income Taxes, as adjusted 564$

Multi-employer pension withdrawal costs

Reconciliation of CertainNon-GAAP Measures

The Company also discusses free cash flow and provides a projection of free cash flow, which is a non-GAAP measure, because it believes that it is indicative of our ability to pay our quarterly dividends, repurchase common stock, fund acquisitions and other investments and, in the absence of refinancings, to repay our debt obligations. Free cash flow is not intended to replace “Net cash provided by operating activities,” which is the most comparable GAAP measure. However, we believe free cash flow gives investors useful insight into how we view our liquidity. Nonetheless, the use of free cash flow as a liquidity measure has material limitations because it excludes certain expenditures that are required or that we have committed to, such as declared dividend payments and debt service requirements. The Company's definition of free cash flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies, and therefore not subject to comparison.

The Company defines free cash flow as:

Net cash provided by operating activities Less, capital expenditures

Plus, proceeds from divestitures of businesses (net of cash divested), and other sales of assets.

The following reconciliation illustrates two scenarios that show our projected Free Cash Flow range. The amounts used in the reconciliation are subject to many variables, some of which are not under our control and, therefore, are not necessarily indicative of actual results.

Full Year 2010 Free Cash Flow Reconciliation (Dollars in Millions)

Scenario 1

Scenario 2

Net cash provided by operating activities

$ 2,350

$ 2,400 Capital expenditures

(1,200)

(1,200)

Proceeds from divestitures of businesses (net of

cash divested) and other sales of assets

50

100

$ 1,200

$ 1,300

Waste Management, Inc.

Goldman Sachs Global Industrials ConferenceNovember 3, 2010